Green-legged Partridge
Tropicoperdix chloropusBlyth, E, 1859
English (US) Green-legged Partridge
The Green-legged Partridge (Tropicoperdix chloropus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) in the order Galliformes.
- Scientific name
- Tropicoperdix chloropus
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Green-legged Partridge
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1859
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Tropicoperdix chloropus chloropus
- Tropicoperdix chloropus cognacqi
- Tropicoperdix chloropus merlini
- Tropicoperdix chloropus vivida
- Tropicoperdix chloropus peninsularis
- Tropicoperdix chloropus olivacea
- Tropicoperdix chloropus tonkinensis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1859
- Type locality
- Mountainous interior of Tenasserim =Muleyit.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 28, no.4 p.415
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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